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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 355, NWS Birmingham, AL

August 6, 2023Pike County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 6, 2023, 5:43 PM CDT for Pike County, Alabama. It was in force for 34 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Aug 6, 2023, 5:43 PM CDT (22:43 UTC)
Expired: Aug 6, 2023, 6:17 PM CDT
In force: 34 min
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Pike County, AL

The radar

The Ft Rucker radar (KEOX), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 172 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 2351 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -69 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 979 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 84 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 104 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 4.7

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Birmingham, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Aug 6, 3:14 PM CDT, 2 hours 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 6, 3:14 PM CDT, 2 hours 29 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 6, 4:14 AM CDT, 13 hours 29 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
414 AM CDT Sun Aug 6 2023

ALZ011>015-017>050-071215-
Marion-Lamar-Fayette-Winston-Walker-Blount-Etowah-Calhoun-Cherokee-
Cleburne-Pickens-Tuscaloosa-Jefferson-Shelby-St. Clair-Talladega-
Clay-Randolph-Sumter-Greene-Hale-Perry-Bibb-Chilton-Coosa-Tallapoosa-
Chambers-Marengo-Dallas-Autauga-Lowndes-Elmore-Montgomery-Macon-
Bullock-Lee-Russell-Pike-Barbour-
414 AM CDT Sun Aug 6 2023

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the counties served by the
National Weather Service office in Birmingham.

.DAY ONE...Outlook through Tonight.

Heat indices are forecast to reach or exceed 105 degrees across
much of Central Alabama today. Locations across the Black Belt are
forecast to experience heat index values of 110 degrees.

Severe thunderstorms are possible across Central Alabama this
afternoon and evening. Storms will pose a threat of damaging wind
gusts and hail up to quarter size.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Severe thunderstorms are possible across Central Alabama on Monday
and Tuesday, mainly during the afternoon and evening. Storms will
pose a threat of damaging wind gusts and large hail.

Heat indices are forecast to reach or exceed 105 degrees across
all of Central Alabama on Monday. Heat indices could approach 105
degrees for areas south each afternoon through Saturday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Activation of storm spotters and emergency management may be needed
today through Tuesday.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 6, 5:07 PM CDT, 36 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 6, 5:12 PM CDT, 31 minutes before

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Local storm report, Aug 6, 5:25 PM CDT, 18 minutes before

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Local storm report, Aug 6, 5:31 PM CDT, 12 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 6, 5:36 PM CDT, 7 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 6, 5:40 PM CDT, 3 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 5, 7:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Lamar, Marion	53 min
Aug 5, 7:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Marion	46 min
Aug 5, 7:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Greene, Pickens, Sumter	60 min
Aug 5, 7:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	BMX	Walker, Winston	61 min
Aug 5, 7:49 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Marion	56 min
Aug 5, 7:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Walker, Winston	44 min
Aug 5, 8:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Greene, Hale, Sumter	58 min
Aug 5, 8:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Lamar	34 min
Aug 5, 8:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Greene	34 min
Aug 5, 9:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Fayette	63 min
Aug 5, 9:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Fayette, Tuscaloosa, Walker	64 min
Aug 5, 11:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Greene	29 min
Aug 6, 3:00 AM CDT	Excessive Heat Warning	BMX	Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Bullock, Chilton, Coosa and 19 more	18 hr
Aug 6, 3:00 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	BMX	Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Chilton, Coosa, Dallas and 16 more	31 hr
Aug 6, 11:45 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Cleburne	30 min
Aug 6, 12:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Pike	52 min
Aug 6, 1:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Fayette, Lamar, Marion	76 min
Aug 6, 1:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Cherokee	45 min
Aug 6, 1:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Tuscaloosa	41 min
Aug 6, 1:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	DeKalb	37 min
Aug 6, 1:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Jefferson, Tuscaloosa, Walker	49 min
Aug 6, 1:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Barbour	49 min
Aug 6, 1:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Pickens	43 min
Aug 6, 1:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Fayette, Lamar, Pickens, Tuscaloosa	82 min
Aug 6, 1:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Barbour	35 min
Aug 6, 1:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Cherokee	32 min
Aug 6, 2:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	BMX	Winston	60 min
Aug 6, 2:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	BMX	Walker	66 min
Aug 6, 2:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Elmore	42 min
Aug 6, 2:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Jefferson, Shelby	52 min
Aug 6, 2:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Randolph	33 min
Aug 6, 2:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Randolph	28 min
Aug 6, 2:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Shelby	25 min
Aug 6, 2:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Pike	53 min
Aug 6, 2:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Jefferson, Shelby	68 min
Aug 6, 2:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Greene, Hale, Pickens, Sumter, Tuscaloosa	80 min
Aug 6, 2:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Talladega	28 min
Aug 6, 2:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Chambers, Lee, Macon, Tallapoosa	52 min
Aug 6, 2:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	St. Clair	61 min
Aug 6, 2:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Jefferson, Tuscaloosa	76 min
Aug 6, 3:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Chambers, Randolph	29 min
Aug 6, 3:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Shelby	28 min
Aug 6, 3:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Calhoun, Coosa, St. Clair, Shelby, Talladega	70 min
Aug 6, 3:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Blount	50 min
Aug 6, 3:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Clay	47 min
Aug 6, 3:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Pike	39 min
Aug 6, 3:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Calhoun, Clay, Cleburne, Tallapoosa	69 min
Aug 6, 3:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Calhoun, Cherokee, Etowah, St. Clair	67 min
Aug 6, 3:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Bibb, Chilton, Shelby	64 min
Aug 6, 3:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Lee, Macon, Russell	42 min
Aug 6, 3:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Cleburne, Randolph	63 min
Aug 6, 4:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Tallapoosa	58 min
Aug 6, 4:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Chilton, Coosa, Shelby, Talladega	65 min
Aug 6, 4:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Chambers	54 min
Aug 6, 5:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Coosa, Elmore, Tallapoosa	50 min
Aug 6, 5:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Autauga	63 min
Aug 6, 5:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Elmore, Lee, Macon	70 min
Aug 6, 5:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Pike	54 min
Aug 6, 5:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Montgomery	65 min
Aug 6, 5:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Chambers	60 min
Aug 6, 6:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Barbour, Bullock, Lee, Russell	59 min
Aug 6, 6:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Barbour	40 min
Aug 6, 6:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Barbour, Bullock, Montgomery, Pike, Russell	54 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Alabama, 2023 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2023

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.